Scalable Adaptive Multicast (SAM)

Research Group

of the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF)

Closed 12/2013

The Scalable Adaptive Multicast (SAM) Research Group was chartered during IETF 66 (7/2006) to
investigate multicast protocols including application layer
multicast (ALM), overlay multicast (OM), native multicast, and
hybrid techniques with the goal of greater scalabality and
adaptability in terms of numbers of multicast groups and network
resources. The RG produced 2 RFCs (RFC 7019, RFC 7046) and closed shortly after IETF 88 (12/2013).
For more information, please read the original
SAM RG charter.